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It has been a couple of years since I've made a new Halloween costume. I mean, I dressed up two years ago (I went as a faun to work and to the corn maze as a "deer hunter" - faun makeup + flannel shirt + hunting vest), but that costume was mostly just special makeup … Continue reading Poor Unfortunate Souls

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Several weekends ago, the weather finally headed into an extended warm stretch. Saturday morning started off a little more overcast and breezy than I expected, but the clouds started to clear about 1pm, and the breeze, while still present, helped to cool down the warmer parts of the day. Robert continued on the massive task … Continue reading Through the Keyhole

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The weather is - slowly - starting to even out (we only had one swift turn in temperature this week, that I can tell) and the spring blossoms are in full swing...bringing a swath of allergies and illness with them, as always. I have been lucky so far in that I have never seemed to develop … Continue reading Spring In My Step

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I just barely made it, in terms of completing the first challenge for the Historic Sew Monthly. With the basement still in shambles (though less than the last time I posted), it isn't all that easy to get in to my sewing machine. Or my patterns. Or a space to lay out and cut out fabric. … Continue reading HSM #1 – Shaky Foundations

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Around the middle of March, I took part in Northern Virginia's Mini Maker Faire, held at South Lakes High School and Langston Hughes Middle School, in Reston, VA. To my knowledge, this was the first such fair in Northern Virginia. There have been several mini maker faires held fairly locally before - Silver Spring being … Continue reading If you make it, they will come – No.Va. Mini Maker Faire

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I can thankfully say that this weekend has been a very productive. After fretting and agonizing over Toothless for months, I finally sat down and started working on the costume again. As you might remember, I had a bit of a snafu with the original legs I built, and I felt overwhelmed and out of … Continue reading Here There Be Dragons